Today in NHL History, Jan 30th

1918: Montreal's Joe Malone extended his goal scoring streak to 12 straight games (which began with the NHL first game six weeks earlier) when he scored four times in a 5-2 Canadiens' win in Ottawa.

1924: Frank Nighbor scored twice, including his 100th career NHL goal when Ottawa won 7-2 over the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs.

1926: Ottawa's Alex Connell bacame the first goaltender in NHL history to record 10 shutouts in one season, in the Senators' 1-0 win over the Americans, at New York.

1936: Nels Stewart became the second player in NHL history to score 250 career goals, when the New York Americans lost 3-2 to the visiting Montreal Maroons.

1937: New York Americans' Nels Stewart became the NHL's All-Time goal scoring leader, when he picked up his 270th career goal to surpass Howie Morenz, as the Americans beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-0. Alfie Moore got the shutout.....Harvey "Busher" Jackson scored his 6th career hat trick along with two assists, Gordie Drillon added his second career hat trick, and Syl Apps picked up five assists as the Toronto Maple Leafs won 7-4 over the visiting Montreal Maroons.

1940: Boston beat Chicago 5-0 in a penalty-free game played in Boston. Frank Brimsek recorded his 13th career shutout, while Mel Hill and Roy Conacher led the scoring with a goal and two assists apiece.

1958: Goaltender Jacques Plante recorded his 34th career shutout, Dickie Moore scored two goals and added two assists and Don Marshall had a goal and three assists, as the Canadiens won 7-0 over Detroit, at the Forum.

1960: Dean Prentice scored the 5,000th goal in New York Rangers history, as the Rangers lost 3-2 to the Maple Leafs at Toronto.

1966: Montreal Canadiens beat Boston 3-1 in a penalty-free game played in Boston. There were none called -- against either team -- for the entire game.

1971: Jean Beliveau played in his 1,100th career regular season NHL game, and scored a goal, as Montreal lost to Toronto 5-4, at the Forum.

1972: Rookie Gilles Meloche recorded his third shutout of the month and second in a row shutout as the California Golden Seals won 2-0 at Vancouver.

1973: Penguins' star Greg Polis scored twice and was named MVP of the 1973 NHL All Star Game at Madison Square Garden in NY, where the East beat the West 5-4.

1975: John Bucyk scored a goal and added two assists to become just the 6th player in NHL history reach the 1,200 point milestone, as the Bruins won 6-0 over the Oakland Seals, at Boston Garden. Gilles Gilbert recorded the shutout.

1978: Islanders' rookie Mike Bossy set a team record for most goals in a season with his 35th of the year in the Islanders' 3-2 loss at Buffalo. Bossy broke Clark Gillies team record of 34, and went on to score 53 in his first season.

1979: Islanders' Mike Bossy began a team-record 10 game goal scoring streak as New York lost 5-4 to the visiting Minnesota North Stars.....Philadelphia Flyers fired coach Bob McCammon, and named Pat Quinn as his replacement.

1980: Hartford's Mark Howe picked up five assists and Mike Rogers scored his first career hat trick as the Whalers won 8-2 over the visiting Boston Bruins.

1983: Calgary Flames signed free agent defenseman Jamie Macoun. Macoun had gone undrafted, after three seasons at Ohio State.

1988: Jimmy Carson scored his second career hat trick, along with an assist, and Rollie Melanson stopped 39 shots for his third career shutout in the Kings 5-0 win over the Minnesota North Stars, at the Forum

1989: Guy Lafleur became the 66th player in NHL history to appear in 1,000 career games. He celebrated the milestone with an assist on a goal by rookie Brian Leetch as the Rangers beat the Islanders 7-3.

1990: Mario Lemieux extended his point-scoring streak to 40 straight games (second longest in NHL history) with three assists in the Penguins' 6-3 loss to the Flyers. Tony Tanti added his 11th career hat trick (and the first with Pittsburgh).....Phil Housley scored the Sabres' first ever shorthanded goal while the team was two men short. It came in a 5-2 win against the Quebec Nordiques.....Larry Robinson had a goal and an assist in the Kings 5-2 victory over the N.J. Devils to tie Bobby Orr for second place on the all-time points list among defensemen with 915 points. Denis Potvin was first (at the time).

1991: Wayne Gretzky recorded his 100th point of the season for the 12th straight year (extending his NHL record). The milestone came in a 4-2 Kings loss to the New Jersey Devils.

1993: Pittsburgh's Ron Francis scored his 300th NHL goal in a 4-2 win over the Flyers at the Civic Arena. The win extended the Pens' unbeaten streak against Philadelphia to 10-0-4.....Boston rookie Joe Juneau scored a goal and three assists, and Adam Oates had four assists to lead the Bruins to a 6-5 win over the Islanders at New York. Rookie goaltender John Blue gained his first road victory in the NHL.

2002: Felix Potvin recorded his 3rd shutout of the month in the Kings 2-0 win against the Wild at Minnesota. The win gave the Kings a record of 11-3-0 in January, the first 11-win month in team history.....Curtis Joseph recorded his 36th career shutout as the Maple Leafs outshot the Thrashers 40-17 for a 6-0 victory at Atlanta.....Mario Lemieux became the Pittsburgh Penguins all-time leader in games played, when he appeared in the 807th of his career (and picked up two assists) in a 6-3 loss to the visiting San Jose Sharks. He broke the mark of 806 held by Jaromir Jagr.

2004: Chicago Blackhawks ended their team-record road losing streak of 19 straight games, when two goals from rookie Tuomo Ruutu gave them a 5-3 win over the Flames at Calgary.